Pictured: Olivier Martinez -- the Frenchman in the movie Unfaithful. This will be relevant I promise.What is it with you people?!
Whenever anyone finds out I'm moving to France, they always tell me to beware of French men and that I can't fall in love over there, because I'll never come home. Perhaps this is a result of all the literature and propaganda American and English women are putting out telling about how they went to study abroad and came back... well didn't come back really, after getting PACSed -- a civil union to stay with their sweeties in the country.
I've been given all kinds of "advice" from -- my doctor's suggestion of all people -- "You know how those French are more liberal, they're very promiscuous so be careful," to "Your mom will be so sad to lose you to a French man!"
And we're all forgetting some minor details here:
a.) I went away to school for FOUR years. I didn't run away with a boy, or a man for that matter, and I didn't move to Southern California or even out of the state to live with someone I've fallen madly in love with.
b.) I lived in France before and hardly met anyone then!
It's not like I'm some mindless girl who falls for any and everyone. I mean, who doesn't like being in love? But you can't just say "yes" to everyone who shows some minor interest. And do I really strike you people as the kind of girl guys throw themselves at? I didn't think so.
Now that I've vented a little bit, let's just say that if my past is any indicator, you don't have to worry about losing me to any sweet-talking French man.
So stop bugging me about it already!!
...5 jours!!! I'm getting so excited/anxious/nervous that I can't even sleep anymore because I'm thinking about everything that could possibly happen. I think today I'll finally put all my clothing into my suitcase, but I've been so afraid it won't actually fit.
Oh, and, I have my first real story from this journey to share another day after I figure out more about who to contact. But I got through to La Directrice on the phone, who, if I managed to understand correctly, no longer works in the Antibes school district. So I'm going to play some more phone tag with people I don't know and hopefully figure it out!
Whenever anyone finds out I'm moving to France, they always tell me to beware of French men and that I can't fall in love over there, because I'll never come home. Perhaps this is a result of all the literature and propaganda American and English women are putting out telling about how they went to study abroad and came back... well didn't come back really, after getting PACSed -- a civil union to stay with their sweeties in the country.
I've been given all kinds of "advice" from -- my doctor's suggestion of all people -- "You know how those French are more liberal, they're very promiscuous so be careful," to "Your mom will be so sad to lose you to a French man!"
And we're all forgetting some minor details here:
a.) I went away to school for FOUR years. I didn't run away with a boy, or a man for that matter, and I didn't move to Southern California or even out of the state to live with someone I've fallen madly in love with.
b.) I lived in France before and hardly met anyone then!
It's not like I'm some mindless girl who falls for any and everyone. I mean, who doesn't like being in love? But you can't just say "yes" to everyone who shows some minor interest. And do I really strike you people as the kind of girl guys throw themselves at? I didn't think so.
Now that I've vented a little bit, let's just say that if my past is any indicator, you don't have to worry about losing me to any sweet-talking French man.
So stop bugging me about it already!!
...5 jours!!! I'm getting so excited/anxious/nervous that I can't even sleep anymore because I'm thinking about everything that could possibly happen. I think today I'll finally put all my clothing into my suitcase, but I've been so afraid it won't actually fit.
Oh, and, I have my first real story from this journey to share another day after I figure out more about who to contact. But I got through to La Directrice on the phone, who, if I managed to understand correctly, no longer works in the Antibes school district. So I'm going to play some more phone tag with people I don't know and hopefully figure it out!
3 comments:
From my point of view, there are worse things that could happen to you than ending up in a relationship with Oliver Martinez.
Bon courage!
Chris Late
Maicen says....I have been with my French partner for 12 years,& he is also drop dead handsome.People are people irrespective of country of origin.To stereotype them is predictable, but so wrong. Olivier is a nice guy, but not especially typical of Frenchmen in general. Bottom line happy partners do not stray. Go to France, have a wonderful life.!!!Bon Chance.!!!
So, I wasn't saying I'm going to fall in love with Olivier Martinez!!
I'm just saying, he's the "stereotypical seductive Frenchman" in the movie Unfaithful. And that all my family/friends/acquaintances are saying I'm going to fall for one of those types.
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